Akbar Al Baker Is UNBELIEVABLE!

Updated: November 12, 2014

Published: July 15, 2014

Yesterday I wrote about how Qatar Airways and Airbus are supposedly at an “impasse” over the delivery of their A380s. I’ll keep this short and sweet, rather than rehashing what I wrote in that post.

YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS VIDEO of “His Excellency” Mr. Akbar Al Baker being interviewed over the A380 delivery:

I mean, this guy is truly, truly, truly nuts beyond words:

His Excellency proactively brings up the issues he’s having with Airbus
His Excellency tells the reporter three times that he should ask Airbus what the problem is
His Excellency then interrupts the reporter to say “but you tell Airbus to tell you the truth because tell them if they report something wrong the CEO of Qatar Airways will correct it”
He then goes on to say that he won’t yet tell the truth, with a massive smirk on his face

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All that in a 90 second clip!

The video itself isn’t even the best part, though. The best part is this comment that Emirates left on the Qatar Airways YouTube video:

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Now that’s abso-freaking-lutely brilliant, Emirates!

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Biggie T New Member

July 17, 2014, 12:36 am

His smirk reminds me of a guy named Peewee Herman.

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Ivan Y Diamond

July 16, 2014, 11:04 pm

The longer Reuters video was better but all of this is not raising anyone's opinion of Al Baker.

Kevin Guest

July 16, 2014, 6:41 pm

First - does that guy live in Detroit? I could swear I bought a used car from him a few years ago. Second - Never buy anything from the French, especially for millions of dollars... what did he expect? Third - Yes, that comb-over is absolutely fabulous!

Angelos Guest

July 16, 2014, 6:33 pm

Here we go. Are these issues really that important for such a long delay? And it seems to me like Airbus is the one picking up the bill. "In another A380 debate, Leahy says that Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker is complaining about “cosmetic issues” such as slightly imperfect colors and gaps between cabin walls and passenger information stickers. “There is no reason why a different airline would not have taken the aircraft,” he says. He believes that Airbus could have insisted on Qatar taking the aircraft, while the small remaining issues could be addressed during the next maintenance downtime. But with the airline being as important a customer as it is, the manufacturer is still aiming at an amicable solution." Via Aviation week.

Todd Diamond

July 16, 2014, 6:28 pm

I knew I'd seen this guy before: http://staticmass.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dvd_salem.jpg

Akbar Al Baker Is UNBELIEVABLE!

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